HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Hodag swimmers seek to clinch GNC repeat at home in conference meet
The Rhinelander High School boys' swim team will have a chance tomorrow night to win its fourth conference title since joining the Great Northern Conference. But a conference title this season would be different from the other three because the Hodags have a chance to win this one at home.
Groundhog daze
The Rhinelander High School boys' basketball team experienced a bad case of deja vu Friday night. For the second straight year, the Hodags lost at home to Mosinee 70-69 in a game decided by a late free throw.
Hodag Alpine claims boys' ski, snowboard titles
A long and wild final day on the hill left the Rhinelander/Northland Pines Alpine ski and snowboard team on the top of the heap in the boys' half of the Northern Conference.
RHS gymnasts hit season high in Antigo Invite
The Hodag gymnasts set season-highs in three events, and posted a score of 115 points, as they placed third in the Maroon Division of the Antigo Invite Saturday at Sheldon Fieldhouse.
A perfect 10
The Hodags put a bow on a perfect 10-0 GNC dual season Thursday night, winning seven of 11 events in a 110-58 win over Lakeland at the Heck Family Community Pool. It marked the second straight year Rhinelander finished undefeated in conference duals.
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Antigo beats Rhinelander 48-27 in third-place GNC battle
The Rhinelander High School wrestling team did not have enough Thursday night to overcome Antigo in a battle for third place in the Great Northern Conference.
Third time's a charm
EAGLE RIVER - The Northern Edge girls' hockey co-op proved Monday night it's a different team than the one that lost twice by six goals to Northland Pines earlier this season.
Hodag hockey uses fast start to bury Ashland 7-1
The Hodags racked up five first-period goals and cruised to a 7-1 victory over the Ashland Oredockers at the Bay Area Civic Center.
Big run propels Lady Hodags past Ashland
The Rhinelander High School girls basketball team put the pedal down early in the second half against Ashland. The Hodags opened the second half on a 36-3 run and cruised past the Oredockers 71-43 Tuesday night in Ashland.
Hodag hockey responds in third period, downs Jeffers 5-3
Harlan Wojtusik and Leo Losch scored two goals six seconds apart for Rhinelander, which proved to be the difference in a 5-3 victory over the Jets Saturday at the Rhinelander Ice Arena.
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Lady Hodags steamroll Northland Pines 75-39
Cynthia Beavers led the charge for the RHS girls' basketball team with 23 points, Rebecca Lawrence added 21 and the Hodags blitzed the Eagles 75-39 at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
RHS wrestlers finish sixth at Lumberjack Invite
The Hodags had nine wrestlers place in the top six of their respective weight classes in the 16-team Wausau East Lumberjack Invite Saturday in Wausau, which put the team in sixth place overall.
Nordic skiers rack up Badger State Games medals
A smaller field, a strong ski setup and some fast performances led to a number of medals for the Hodag skiers at Nine Mile Forest in Wausau.
Hodag wrestlers down Mosinee 54-16, move to 2-2 in GNC
The Hodags won the final eight bouts - including four pins and three forfeits - to defeat Mosinee 54-16 at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
Losch's goal carries Edge past WVU 1-0
Madi Losch scored on a power play seven seconds into the third period, and Alicia Turunen recorded a 35-save shutout, as the Edge nipped Wisconsin Valley Union 1-0 at the Langlade County Multi-Purpose Building.
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